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Dodge Nature Center – Shepard Farm Property
8946 70th Street SCottage Grove, MN 55016
Vehicles can access Shepard Farm via a one-way road. Please enter from 70th Street S. and exit on Jamaica Ave. The paved lot offers ample parking for cars; please do not park in the school bus drop-off/pickup loop. Pedestrians can enter Shepard Farm from paved trails along 70th Street S. and Jamaica Ave.
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Join blacksmithing instructors from Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center for a four-week dive into the basics of blacksmithing at Dodge Nature Center’s new forge at Shepard Farm! This course is designed to ignite your passion for blacksmithing and introduce you to the seemingly endless ways of shaping iron with fire and hammer. You’ll gain basic knowledge of iron and its characteristics, an understanding of the dynamics of forging using a coal forge, and the ability to safely shape iron with heat and a hammer.
By the end of this class, you’ll have covered the basic forging processes, including drawing and tapering, drifting, punching, twisting, and setting shoulders. You’ll develop those skills through projects such as: quick tongs, scribe/center punch, round punch/drift, basic heat treating, hooks, multi-hook rack, trivet…and you’ll know what a clinker is!
Attendance at the first class session is required—important safety information will be presented.
No experience necessary. All materials and consumables included in class cost.
Learn more and register online here.
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- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
Accessibility Accommodations
- Wheelchair accessible restrooms